The Funhouse (1981)
Pay to get in. Pray to get out!
96 min
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
- Release date
- March 13, 1981
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $7,886,999
Trailer
Cast
- Elizabeth Berridge as Amy Harper
- Shawn Carson as Joey Harper
- Jeanne Austin as Mrs. Harper
- Jack McDermott as Mr. Harper
- Cooper Huckabee as Buzz Dawson
- Largo Woodruff as Liz Duncan
- Miles Chapin as Richie Atterbury
- David Carson as Geek
- Sonia Zomina as Bag Lady
- Ralph Morino as Truck Driver
Crew
- Tobe Hooper · Director
- Lawrence J. Block · Writer
- Steven Bernhardt · Producer
- Derek Power · Producer
- John Beal · Composer
- Andrew Laszlo · Cinematographer
- Jack Hofstra · Editor
- Pamela Basker · Casting director
- Fern Champion · Casting director
- Mort Rabinowitz · Production designer